Devil's Island

Devil's Island 1996 Directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Djöflaeyjan

Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US military barracks have been turned into makeshift homes. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock'n'Roll and the American way of life. To celebrate or to drown their misery - they're never short of a good reason to booze. Devil's Island vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don't.

Countries Denmark , Iceland

Production Countries Denmark , Germany , Iceland , Norway

Language Icelandic

Spoken Language Icelandic

Gneres Comedy , Drama

Production Companies ZDF/Arte , Zentropa Entertainments , Peter Rommel Productions , Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan , Filmhuset AS

Release Date 3 October 1996

104 mins